Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Mary Isabella Tessier

Sex: F
AKA: Mary Isabel Tessier ¹⁴¹⁴
Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1867 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹⁴ Christening: 14 Apr 1867 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹⁴ Death: 4 Feb 1936 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 69) ¹⁵¹⁹ Burial: After 4 Feb 1936 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵¹⁹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John Gladstone Tessier ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,983 Mother: Isabella Steer ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,983 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

Unmarried

Died unmarried, age 69
/

Maud Marion Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir Aug 1873 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ Christening: Death: 25 Jan 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 2) ¹⁴¹ Burial: Cause of Death: Whooping Cough
Events
• Alt. Death: Died Age 2 1/2.

Parents

Father: Hon. James Carter Tessier M.H.A. ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,983 Mother: Ann Jackman Langmead ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,983 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

100906:

Death notice appeared on 25 Jan 1876 in:

1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Morning Chronicle 1865-1881

and notes that Deceased was the youngest child of James and Anna Tessier. [Whooping Cough and congestion of the lungs was reported as the cause of death.]

(note the mother's name given as Anna, not Ann or Annie).

Died age 2
/

Maudlin Tessier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1793 ⁵⁰⁵ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Capt. Peter Tessier ⁵ ^,10 Mother: Joan Carter ¹⁰ ^,109 ^,168 ^,292 ^,505

Spouses and Children

1. *Peter Tardy ²⁹² Marriage: 25 Mar 1828 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ²⁹² Marriage Notes

171106: This marriage cannot be the one of the Maudlin Tessier and Peter Tardy shown here. They were born over 60 years later. It is equally possible that their birth dates were added as estimates and are erroneous and in fact they are not of this family at all but an earlier generation.

Notes
General:

1 NAME Maudlin /Tessier/ Also Teissier [Harcourt Gardiner GEDCOM notes]

171106: Greg Ramstedt says: "Where did this name come from? There must be an error." Note that his ostensible birth date occurs 65 years after the record of marriage of Maudlin Tessier to Peter Tardy. It is likely that this is an earier generation accidentally mixed in here.

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Nicholas Germon Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1826 - Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England ²⁹² Christening: 7 Mar 1826 - Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England ²⁹² ^,1530 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Capt. Peter Weston Tessier ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,292 Mother: Maria Germon ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Alice Watkinson ²⁹² Marriage: 30 Oct 1849 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Notes
General:

130821:

Jean Carter Stirling's family tree notes

!BIRTH:Parish of Wolborough,Devon PR5 13 #730,father Merchant.
/

Capt. Peter Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1749 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ²⁹² ^,504 ^,505 Christening: Death: 30 Nov 1810 - Cadiz, Agrón, Andalucía, Spain ( about age 61) ²⁹² ^,505 ^,8320 Burial: After 30 Nov 1810 - Cadiz, Agrón, Andalucía, Spain ²⁹² ^,8320 Cause of Death:
Events
• Religion: Protestant (Huguenot).
• Alt. Birth: 1770, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England.
• Occupation: Ship's Captain on OLIVE BRANCH Oporto to Dartmouth, 7 Apr 1787, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding aid reads:
Olive Branch -- Peter Tessier - Oporto/Dm/Dm [sic] -- 07-04-1787 --09-12-1787 -- Folio 111 -- Reel 7-9-3-4.
• Occupation: Master of OLIVE BRANCH, Between 10 May 1789 and 20 Feb 1790, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding Aid Reads:
Olive Branch -- Peter Tessier -- Lisbon/Dartmouth -- 10-05-1789 -- 20-02-1790 -- Fol 73 -- Reel 7-9-2-4.

Parents

Father: Baron Peter Tessieri ¹⁰ ^,292 ^,505 Mother: Elizabeth ¹⁰ ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Joan Carter ¹⁰ ^,109 ^,168 ^,292 ^,505 Marriage: 1780 ⁵⁰⁴ Children: 1. Capt. Peter Weston Tessier 2. Elizabeth Tessier 3. Robert Carter Tessier 4. Robert Tessier 5. Jane Tessier 6. Maudlin Tessier 7. Anne Carter Tessier

Notes
General:

From: Enid O'Brien [enidobrien@yahoo.com] Sent: December 17, 2002 5:21 PM To: Chris Subject: Re: Are all the P. Tessier's one and the same person?

Dear Chris:

Re: Tessiers/Carters.

Joan Carter, son [daughter] of Robert Carter and Ann Wylly (and sister to Mary married to Daniel Saunders) married Captain Peter Tessier of Newton Abbot, Devon. They had four children that I know of as follows: Peter, Elizabeth, Jane and Ann. The son Peter married a Miss Germon and it was their son Peter Germon Tessier who married Ann and JaneCarter, sisters. They were the daughters of Lieutenant Robert Carter, RN, and Ann Williams Hutchings (who was the son of William Carter/Ann Catherine Williams Hutchings and grandson of Robert Carter/Ann Wylly).

The Tessiers were descended from Baron de Tessier, who fled the excesses of the French Revolution to England. He is remembered for having undertaken the care and maintenance of 6 Roman Catholic priests who fled France with him. The Tessiers at one time had shipping and supply business which was the largest in NL with 54,000 tons of ships and 325employees. When quitting time came the flow of Tessiers workers blocking traffic on Water Street became known as Tessier's Army. Ref. A Seaport Legacy, Paul O'Neill.

241103:

The following information and the drawing of the Freebairn-Coffey House in the scrapbook is from the website of the Wordplay bookstore in St. John's. They have set up their own website on many aspects of Newfoundlandia. They excerpted information on Ferryland from a book writtenin 1978 for the Newfoundland Historic Trust entitled "Ten Historic Towns -- Heritage Architecture in Newfoundland".

"Peter and Lewis Tessier came to Newfoundland from Newton Abbot, Devonshire, and conducted a large mercantile business in St. John's at the end of the 19th century [NB This should be 18th Century]. They were descendants of Baron de Tessier who fled the excesses of the French Revolution to settle in England. Peter Tessier married a daughter of Robert Carter of Ferryland. Their son, Charles, built an elaborate estate,Germondale, on Waterford Bridge Road. It was demolished in the early 1970s. Peter Tessier may have constructed a stone house on the Ferryland property as a country retreat. It is thought the timbered upper section was added around the turn of the century, possibly by Dr. R. Jardine Freebairn who owned and occupied the place until his death 8 September 1934 at the age of 71 years. A native of Bronhill, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, Freebairn spent much of his life as a medical doctor in Ferryland where he also acted as magistrate. A daughter, Jessie, married Hedley Bret of St. John's."

170821:

The notes below are from Jean Carter Stirling's family tree file merged with mine earlier this year. It should be noted that Jean did extensive research on this line because of their close connection via marriage to the Carter family. Most of her work is not relevant to the Morrys and so I have only judiciously copied over the relevant parts.

!DEATH: From family entries in possession of John Tessier,St.John's: " Peter
Tessier, Grandfather of Peter Germon Tessier, died at Cadiz Nov 30 A.D . 1810
and being a Protestant was buried on the sea shore of Cadiz Bay."
/
!MARRIAGE:c 1780
/

Peter George Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1849 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 30 Nov 1921 - Wembury, Plymouth, Devon, England ( at age 72) Burial: Cir 1921 - Wembury, Plymouth, Devon, England Cause of Death:
Events
• Probate: Will of Weston Tessier, 1891, Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. (Beneficiary)
• Occupation: Businessman, 142 Water St., 1904, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: 26 Nov 1921, Wembury, Devon, England. 170821 from Jean Carter Stirling's family history notes:

26 Nov. [1921] Peter George made a will in Weybury, Devon on his deathbed; Maurice Sherwill was named executor.
.

Parents

Father: Hon. Capt. Peter Germon Tessier M. L. C. ³³ ^,141 ^,292 Mother: Jane Caroline Carter ¹⁰ ^,282 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

Twin of Lewis Robert Tessier Buried at Wembury, near Plymouth as is his twin Brother.

Peter GeorgeTessier was one of a twin - the other Lewis Robert Tessier . They are both buried near Plymouth, in a small place called Wembury ; the stone there reads:

"In loving memory of Peter George Tessier, late of St. John's Newfoundland, beloved twin brother of Lewis R. Tessier, who departed this life November 30th, 1921
Also
Lewis Robert Tessier, brother of the above, who departed this life March 28, 1925, aged 76 years."

The provider of this information, (in Jan. 2002) Robert Rowland (DFHS# 11) says:
"I remember one of the elderly residents once telling me of these identical twins who were very well educated. I am not sure if she said one was musical and played the piano. She told me that they lodged as paying guests (permanently) with Mrs. Sherwell at Knight's Farm. She was intrigued as I am, to know how they came to settle here in Wembury ..."

Hon. Capt. Peter Germon Tessier M. L. C.

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1819 - Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England ⁸³²¹ Christening: 28 Mar 1819 - Wolborough, Newton Abbot, Devon, England ²⁹² ^,1530 Death: 24 Apr 1886 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 67) ³³ ^,141 ^,292 ^,2976 ^,6111 Burial: 27 Apr 1886 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶¹¹¹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Member Of The Legislative Council, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Weston Cottage, 154 Water St. West, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1819, London, Greater London, England.
• Alt. Birth: 10 Feb 1819, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England.
• Alt. Birth: 18 Aug 1819, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England.
• Emigration: From Devon to Newfoundland, 1835, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Business Partner In P & L Tessier & Co. with Brother Lewis; 307 Water St., After 1835, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 6 Mar 1852, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Peter German Tessier
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Peter German Tessier
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:6 Mar 1852
First Payment Year on Register:1852
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:The Saint Johns Lodge
Lodge Location:Saint Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:151.
• Court: Grand Jury Member, 20 Apr 1852, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Selected for Grand Jury, 20 May 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From Edward Chafe on Facebook (Newfoundlanders and Genealogy) 050620.
• Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 May 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: St. John's Petty Jury and Grand Jury Lists, 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Uploaded to Newfoundlanders and Genealogy Facebook by Edward Chafe, July 2020.
• Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Grand Jurors, Central District, 20 Oct 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Including

Peter G. Tessier, Merchant, Water St.
George Rendell, Merchant, Water St.
• Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 Oct 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: MLC, 307 Water, house: Western Cottage, 154 Water St. west., Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. TESSIER
. James, storekeeper, 431 Water
. John, bookkeeper, 307 Water
. Lewis, Commission Merchant, 307 Water
. P & L, commercial merchants, 307 Water
. Hon. Peter G, MLC, 307 Water, house: Western Cottage, 154 Water St. west.
.
• Appointment: Newfoundland delegation to discuss Confederation with Canada, 1869, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Witness)
• Court: Peter Germon Tessier vs Robert R. W. Lilly; Newfoundland Supreme Court, Nov to Dec 1872, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This case was brought to my attention today (041220) by Edward Chafe. He has been doing a systematic search of all of the images made from the court records of the Central Division, Newfoundland Supreme Court, that are to be found on the FamilySearch website.

In this case, which was oddly heard and arbitrated by an extremely biased justice, Frederick Bowker Terrington Carter, who by rights should have recused himself, three factions of Carters are fighting one another over the estate rights of the men for whom they are respectively heirs, Lt. Robert Carter as Complainant, and Peter Weston Carter and Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter as Defendants. Essentially, Peter Germon Tessier argues that Peter Weston Carter and to some extent Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter were accepting rents and other benefits on the properties of the late Judge William Carter, to which all three parties (and others) were heirs and had equal entitlement.

This was only one of dozens of court cases stemming from ownership and entitlements to the properties of Judge William Carter. But in this instance it shows that the family was at war with itself as well as others in this regard.
• Court: Version of Indenture filed in Central District Court, 7 Feb 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Court: SDC Vol 5 Fol 116-120 Indenture William Thomas Skinner Carter to Robert C H Lilley 12-02-1874, 12 Feb 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant, 12 Feb 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Property: Sale of part of the vast properties of Judge Willaim Carter, 20 Jan 1875, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Court: Conveyance to Thomas O'Driscoll, property from William Carter Estate, 14 Dec 1876, Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Court: Indenture to sell property to John White, 20 Dec 1884, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Indenture conveying some of the lands under the children's Trust to John White of Ferryland: SDC Vol 6 Fol 238-241 Indenture Peter Germon Tessier Anne Catherine Weston to John White 20-12-1884. The land in question is a small piece adjacent to property already owned by John White near the pool.
• Property: Inenture to sell portion of children's estate to John White, 20 Dec 1884, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Property: Purchase of Flagstaff Room from Peter Germon Tessier and wife Anne Catherine Weston Carter, 20 Dec 1884, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Property: Second attempt to purchase the Flagstaff Room, 23 May 1885, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Alt. Burial: After 24 Apr 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Probate: Will of Weston Tessier, 1891, Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. (Beneficiary)

Parents

Father: Capt. Peter Weston Tessier ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,292 Mother: Maria Germon ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. *Jane Caroline Carter ¹⁰ ^,282 Marriage: 4 Feb 1849 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,278 ^,481 ^,983 ^,3037
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. George W.B. Carter, 4 Feb 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Robert and Ann Carter, Thos. Bennett, Lewis Tessier, C. D. Newman, 4 Feb 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Single: 8 Feb 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

140916:

Here is a transcript of the original Cathedral register:
"Page 218 Marriages
N^o. 3 Peter Germon Tessier, bachelor, and
Jane Caroline Carter, spinster, both of this Parish
were married in the St. John's Central School-room
(the same being duly licensed by the Bishop of the Diocese)
this Fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand, eight hundred and forty-nine,
By me,
George W. B. Carter

This marriage was { Peter Germon Tessier
solemnized between us { Jane Caroline Carter

I the presence { Robert Carter
of us { Tomas Bennett
{ Lewis Tessier
{ Anne Carter
{ C. D. Newman

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

090621:

Jean Carter Stirling's transcript:

1849, 4 Feb. St. John'sPeter Germon TESSIER, Bachelor, married Jane Caroline Carter, Spinster; married by Rev. George W. B. Carter
Witnesses: Robert Carter, Ann Carter

Note that it is incomplete and does not contain the names of all those who signed as witnesses.
Children: 1. Peter George Tessier 2. Hon. Lewis Robert Tessier MHA 3. James William Germon Tessier 4. Charles William Hutchings Tessier 2. Anne Catherine Weston Carter ¹⁰ ^,282 ^,292 Marriage: 6 May 1858 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 6 Feb 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. PANL Vital Stats Vol. 23 - Congregational Records Marriages

1858 6 Feb. St. John'sPeter Germon Tessier, widower married Ann Catherine Weston
spinster -
Witness John Tessier, James C. Tessier, Lewis Tessier, Sarah Tessier
.
• Witnesses: John Tessier, James C. Tessier, Lewis Tessier, Sarah Tessier, 6 Feb 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Pedley, 6 May 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Marriage: 2 Jun 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This date most likely the date of the newspaper announcement. Marriage Notes

140621:

Note that Jean Carter Stirling's transcript had the marriage on 6 Feb 1858 instead of 6 May 1858 but I credit the Gert Crosbie transcript because she copied it from newspapers that appeared on 11 May 1858 and there would not have been such a long delay in posting the marriage announcement so I am sticking with Gert's transcript. It is possible that Jean took her information from the Vital Records which are notoriously rife with errors.

Here is Jean's transcript:
PANL Vital Stats Vol. 23 - Congregational Records Marriages

1858 6 Feb. St. John'sPeter Germon Tessier, widower married Ann Catherine Weston
spinster -
Witness John Tessier, James C. Tessier, Lewis Tessier, Sarah Tessier

Children: 1. Weston Gladstone Tessier 2. Anne Caroline Maria Tessier 3. Germon Tessier 4. Clara Jane Tessier 5. Fanny Tessier

Notes
General:

200806:

BDM on CDROM reports that marriage notice appeared on 08 Feb 1849 in: 1) Newfoundlander 1827-1884 2) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878

And stated that Bride was the third daughter of Robert Carter, R.N., M.H.A. [Groom's middle name also recorded as German.]

100906: He was evidently a member of the legistlative council as well as a businessman because various newspaper announcements refer to him as The Hon. and have MLC after his name.

Death notice appeared on 27 Apr 1886 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Harbor Grace Standard ( also known as Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser) 1859-1936 3) Evening Telegram (Telegram) 1879 - and indicated that he died at his residence (Weston Cottage) at the age of 67.@ 0:55 AM

150906: Most of what I have on the Tessier ancestry from this family back in time was acquired by downloading a GEDCOM file posted by Harcourt Gardiner on the Rootsweb website. Though the GEDCOM was intended to deal with the ancestry of his wife for the most part (she was a Mews from Newfoundland) a good portion of the GEDCOM focussed on the Carters and Tessiers, even though this line was apparently unrelated to his wife or to him. I will enquire of him what interest he has in this line, where he in turn acquired the information and how much faith he would recommend that I place in that information. I have found numerous conflicts and duplication of data and am at this point rather dubious about the information provided on the Tessiers and hence alsos suspect the accuracy of the information on the Carters. All information on Morrys contained in the file was erroneous in one way or another.

050812 This from Jean Stirling:

"Jane died after 5 years of marriage and 4 sons at the age of 24. Peter then married her older, unmarried sister Catherine, and she had a couple of sons who married and had children, but the family and the church looked down on the relationship which was a definite no no at that time, so their sons didn't get equal treatment [in the Will of their grandfather Robert Carter]." 300513 from Dictionaray of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography:

TESSIER, PETER GERMON (1819-S886). b Newton Abbott, England; brother of Lewis Tessier; established P. & L. Tessier 1847; d St John's 24 Apr. Tessier and his brother came to Newfoundland in 1835. In 1847 they established a fishery supply business in St John's, which grew to become one of the largest supply firms in the country by the 1870s. MB

180319:
There is a three party agreement found in the Southern District Court records at the Registry of Deeds amongst Peter Germon Tessier, Robert R. W. Lilly and William Thomas Skinner Carter to settle family wrangling that went on a generation later over the division of the estate of Judge William Carter amongst his heirs and their heirs:

SDC Vol 5 Fol 116-120 Indenture William Thomas Skinner Carter to Robert C H Lilley 12-02-1874

The dispute revolved around ownership of property in Ferryland and St. John's that had been amassed by the Judge during his lifetime.

A transcript of this agreement is contained in the Media folder for each of these three actors and the people they represented.

Somehow I judge from the tenor of this agreement that there was a great deal of acrimony amongst the various family members and I'll bet it did not end with this agreement.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

180319:

Robert R. W. Lilly, Peter Germon Tessier and William Thomas Skinner Carter were all involved at one generation of remove in the management of the estate of Judge William Carter because property that he had left to his three heirs, Peter Weston Carter, Robert Carter and Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter all wound up being left in their estates as well. A great deal of confusion and bickering in the family ensued and these three Executors and Administrators were all implicated as well due to their own interests to a greater or lesser extent but had to settle the accounts. See the Media folder for some examples of these cases.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

180319:
Peter Germon Tessier came into lands that originally formed a part of the vast Judge William Carter estate by virtue of his first marrying Jane and then her sister Anee Catherine Weston Carter, both daughters of Commander Robert Carter, one of three heirs of Judge William Carter. Evidently he had initially set aside some or all of this property as a Trust for the children he had by his first and second wife but with the proviso that they could sell some or all of the lands if they deemed this was best for the Trust and their children.

On December 20, 1884 an Indenture recorded at the Southern District Court (now at the Registry of Deeds), SDC Vol 6 Fol 242-244 Indenture Peter Germon Tessier Anne Catherine Weston to James Carter 20-12-1884, was signed by Tessier and his wife by which for $50 they sold to Sheriff James Carter the land known as the "Flagstaff Room" adjacent to the Pool, which lay between two other pieces of land he had by that time acquired.

However, a few months later, in May 1885 we see another Indenture, this time including the Exetutors and Administrators of the other two groups of heirs (Peter Germon Tessier and William Thomas Skinner Carter) alledged to have part shares in all of these properties again selling the same property to Sherrif James Carter, this time for $300 on top of the $60 he had already paid the previous December to Peter Germon Tessier and Anne Catherine Weston Carter, his wife.

SDC Vol 6 Fol 272-273 Robert R W Lilly Exec to James Carter 05-06-1885

Evidently, ownership of these lands was still hotly contested in the family and the first sale essentially fell through as a result of the other two sides not agreeing that the ownership of this property was not shared.

Similarly, there was another matching Indenture conveying some of these lands under the children's Trust to John White of Ferryland: SDC Vol 6 Fol 238-241 Indenture Peter Germon Tessier Anne Catherine Weston to John White 20-12-1884. The land in question is a small piece adjacent to property already owned by John White near the pool.
Peter and his brother Lewis came to St.John's as young men and were v ery
successful merchants. His mother died when he was 8 yrs, and he was br ought up
in his father's second family. His half-brothers also came to St.John' s as did
his stepmother, Sara. Except for no info re the latter, they all ar e buried in St. John's.

!BIRTH:Parish of Wolborough,Devon, PR5 12 #357
!DEATH:Tombstone and Newspaper,St.John's
Stone in Old Anglican Cemetery, Forest Road:
"In memory of Peter Germon Tessier, merchant of this city and a membe r of the Legislative Council for 24 years - Born at Newton Abbot, Devo n England Feb. 10, 1819 Died at St. John's April 24, 1886
Erected by his wife and children"

Capt. Peter Weston Tessier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1782 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ³³ ^,292 ^,505 Christening: 13 Aug 1782 - St. Petrox Parish, Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁵³⁰ Death: 19 May 1849 - Stepney, Middlesex, England ( at age 66) ³³ ^,292 ^,505 Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Christening: 13 Aug 1782, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: 1795.
• Occupation: Master of the HIPPOCAMPI, Cir 1812-1814, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Death: 1 Apr 1861.

Parents

Father: Capt. Peter Tessier ⁵ ^,10 Mother: Joan Carter ¹⁰ ^,109 ^,168 ^,292 ^,505

Spouses and Children

1. *Maria Germon ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,292 Marriage: 26 Apr 1816 - Moretonhampstead, Devon, England Marriage Notes

From Enid O'Brien 131106:

"Married on 23/4/1816 at Moretonhampstead, Peter Tessier of Dartmouthto Maria German of this parish with the consent of their parents"
Children: 1. Hon. Capt. Peter Germon Tessier M. L. C. 2. Hon. Lewis Tessier M. L. A. 3. Maria Tessier 4. Nicholas Germon Tessier 2. Sarah Gladstone ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,292 Marriage: 20 Dec 1831 - Greenwich, Kent, England ⁵⁹⁶ ^,4828 ^,4829
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Cir 1828, London, Greater London, England.
• Marriage License: From Faculty Office Marriage Licenses, 5 Dec 1831, London, Greater London, England. Faculty Office Marriage Licences Transcription
First name(s)Sarah
Last nameGladstone
Licence year1831
Licence date05 Dec 1831
New calender date05 Dec 1831
Bride's first name(s)Sarah
Bride's last nameGLADSTONE
Groom's first name(s)Peter
Groom's last nameTESSIER
PlaceDioceses of England & Wales
CountryEngland & Wales
Record setFaculty Office Marriage Licences
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom, Wales
Society of Genealogists

Transcriptions Â© Society of Genealogists

. Marriage Notes

170821 from FindMyPast:

North West Kent Marriages Transcription
Marriage year1831
First name(s)Sarah
Last nameGladstone
Marriage date20 Dec 1831
Spouse's last nameTessier
Spouse's first name(s)Peter
ChurchSt Alfege
PlaceGreenwich, St Alfege
Groom's marital statusWidower
Bride's marital statusSpinster
By licence or bannsBy Licence
CountyKent
CountryEngland
NotesP78-ALF-037 205 614
Record setKent Marriages And Banns
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
North West Kent FHS

Transcriptions Â© North West Kent FHS

AND

Faculty Office Marriage Licences Transcription
First name(s)Sarah
Last nameGladstone
Licence year1831
Licence date05 Dec 1831
New calender date05 Dec 1831
Bride's first name(s)Sarah
Bride's last nameGLADSTONE
Groom's first name(s)Peter
Groom's last nameTESSIER
PlaceDioceses of England & Wales
CountryEngland & Wales
Record setFaculty Office Marriage Licences
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom, Wales
Society of Genealogists

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Kent marriages and banns Transcription
First name(s)Sarah
Last nameGladstone
Marriage year1831
Marriage date20 Dec 1831
PlaceGreenwich, St Alfege
CountyKent
CountryEngland
Spouse's first name(s)Peter
Spouse's last nameTessier
Groom's notesWidower
SourceSt. Alphege Greenwich 1825-1837 Marriages
Record setKent Marriages And Banns
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Rob Cottrell, Trueflare Limited

Transcriptions Â© Rob Cottrell, Trueflare Limited

Children: 1. Julia Tessier 2. Sarah Gladstone Tessier 3. Elizabeth Jane Tessier 4. John Gladstone Tessier 5. Hon. James Carter Tessier M.H.A.

Notes
General:

1 NAME Peter Weston /Tessier/

221106: Email from Enid O'Brien: "I have looked through my correspondence with you and I don't seem to have any correspondence with you re the Carters and Tessiers other than the past couple of weeks. So I am not the source of Peter Weston Tessier. In fact, I don't have a Peter Weston Tessier. According to the baptismal records from St. Petrock's, Dartmouth, the name is as follows: Baptised Aug 13, 1782, Peter, son of Joan and Peter Tessier. There is no Weston mentioned on marriage certificate either, so that definitely did not come from me. Peter married Maria German on 23/4/1816. I knew he married again and that his second wife was named Sarah but I didn't have "Gladstone" so that didn't come from me either. TheGladstone makes sense because their son, James Carter Tessier called his son, J.L. Gladstone Tessier. He referred to as Gladstone Tessier."

150517:

It would appear from the Dartmouth Muster Rolls that this Peter Tessier was a ships' Master as well since the other two known Captains were either dead or too young to be involved in 1814-1816
!BAPT;St.Petrox, Dartmouth Records,PR 2,3-4

!MARRIAGE #1:Moretonhampstead PR 7,9 14 Married in this church by lice nse with
consent of parents etc. Witnesses:Joanna Germon,Clement Banfill, Jon G ermon Wm
Germon.

!WILL:Tessier, Peter of Ringmore, Shipowner, 1827,after death of firs t wife,
Maria Germon, Newton Abbott; Mentions:-
My three children Peter Tessier, Lewis Tessier & Nicholas Tessier; m y two
sisters Elizabeth Banfill of Newton Abbott, widow, Ann Stabb, wife o f Ewen
Stabb of the Island of Newfoundland, Merchant. My friends Jabez Jacks on of
Bishopsgate Steet, City of London, ship broker & John Jackson of Islin gton Co.
Middlesex, tallon chandler Jointly and severally Executors. Witnesses:
J.Sparke Prowse, notary public, London. W.Warren
[Ed.note:] The names Sparke and Prowse recur in the Stabb children.
The following year Peter Tessier married wife #2,Sara Gladstone in Lon don

!DEATH:/cert.copy from GRO,London:Reg dist,Stepney,1849,Sub-dist.Mil e End Old
Town, Co.Middlesex;abode,12 Old Rutland Street,Stepney,sudden death fr om
Apoplexy, coroner's report June,1849.

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Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Louis Norman Tessier Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living

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